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LISA EDELSTEIN IS 45 TODAY

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Actress and playwright Lisa Edelstein IS best known  for having starred, since 
2004, as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox-TV network drama House, M.D. She
announced this month that she will not return for the eighth season of the
show. Lisa has lent her voice to several animated  Fox programs including
King of the Hill and American Dad. she recently won the Peoples Choice
Award’s Best Drama Actress in a TV series for her portrayal in House.

HOUSE:  House (Hugh Laurie, L) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, R) disagree on how to treat a pregnant patient with kidney failure in the HOUSE episode "Fetal Position" airing Tuesday, April 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Lisa Edelstein with House co-star Hugh Laurie.

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‘’THE GODDESS OF POP’’ IS 65 TODAY

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Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) is a #1 hit recording artist, Emmy-award
winning television personality, award-winning actress, director, record
producer and philanthropist. she has won an Academy Award, a Gammy
Award, an Emmy Award , three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival
Award among others for her work in film, music and television. She is the
only person in history to have received all of these awards. Cher began
her career as a backup singer and later came to prominence as one half
of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got
You Babe” in 1965. Her hit dance single "Believe" is her biggest-selling
recording and was the best-selling single of 1999,having sold over 10
million copies worldwide.

 

Sonny and Cher - KRLA May 1966a

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FIRST ACADEMY AWARDS ON THIS DATE 1929

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The first Academy Award ceremony was held (above) at the Hotel Roosevelt
in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements for the 1927/1928 film
season. Tickets cost $10 to attend and the ceremony lasted a total of five
minutes. There were 15 awards vs. 25 today.

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Douglas Fairbanks with Janet Gaynor who received the first award for
best performances among actresses in Seventh Heaven, Sunrise and
The Street Angel.

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HENRY FONDA ~ (MAY 16, 1905 – AUG. 12, 1982)

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SINGER TRINI LOPEZ IS 74 TODAY

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Reached No. 3 in 1963 and was a favorite for many years. It sold
over one million copies, and was awarded a Gold Disc.

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